Erratum

Erratum to “Methodology of an International Study of People with Multiple Sclerosis Recruited through Web 2.0 Platforms: Demographics, Lifestyle, and Disease Characteristics”

Table 3

Characteristics of the study sample.

CharacteristicsNumber (%)
(unless otherwise stated)

Gender
 Male407/2303 (17.7)
 Female1896/2303 (82.3)
Age in 2012 (years)
 18–29128/2398 (5.3)
 30–39619/2398 (25.8)
 40–49779/2398 (32.5)
 50–59634/2398 (26.4)
 60–69222/2398 (9.3)
 >7016/2398 (0.7)
Country of location
 USA807/2469 (32.7)
 Australia629/2469 (25.5)
 UK417/2469 (16.9)
 NZ210/2469 (8.5)
 Canada105/2469 (4.3)
 Other*301/2469 (12.2)
Country of birth
 USA772/2461 (31.4)
 Australia508/2461 (20.6)
 UK492/2461 (20.0)
 NZ172/2461 (7.0)
 Canada106/2461 (4.3)
 Other411/2461 (16.7)
Marital status
 Married1472/2431 (60.6)
 Single359/2431 (14.8)
 Cohabitating/partnered316/2431 (13.0)
 Separated/divorced257/2431 (10.6)
 Widowed27/2431 (1.1)
Family status
 No children766/2431 (31.5)
 One or more biological children1599/2431 (65.8)
 One or more stepchildren236/2431 (9.7)
 Number of children , median (IQR)2 (0–2)
Employment status
 Employed full time800/2459 (32.5)
 Employed part time524/2459 (21.3)
 Stay at home parent/carer184/2459 (7.5)
 Student full time60/2459 (2.4)
 Unemployed196/2459 (8.0)
 Retired due to age72/2459 (2.9)
 Retired due to medical reasons or disability570/2459 (23.2)
 Other53/2459 (2.2)
Education status
 No formal schooling3/2455 (0.1)
 Primary school52/2455 (2.1)
 Secondary school549/2455 (22.4)
 Vocational training395/2455 (16.1)
 Bachelor’s degree888/2455 (36.2)
 Postgraduate degree568/2455 (23.1)

Including 52 other countries.
Including 72 other countries.
Including biological children and stepchildren.
Collapsed from the unemployed: seeking work/not seeking work.